Sottevast
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Location within Lower Normandy region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | Bricquebec |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Françoise Bougie |
| Area1 | 10.82 km2 (4.18 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 1,196 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50579 / 50260 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Sottevast is a commune in Normandy in north-western France.
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| Part of Nazi Germany | |
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| Type | bunker |
| Site history | |
| In use | captured before being used |
| Battles/wars | Operation Crossbow |
Sottevast in World War II
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Sottevast was a German storage and servicing bunker for V-weapons.[1] The site was captured by the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division during the Normandy campaign.[2][3]
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| February 29/March 1, 1944 | One Mosquito to a "flying-bomb site" at "Sottevast"[4][clarification needed] |
| April 28, 1944 | Mission 325: 18 of 106 B-17s bomb the Sottevast, France V-weapon site and targets of opportunity; clouds prevent most B-17s from bombing; 2 B-17s are lost (1 has 6 KIA and 5 POW)[1] and 47 damaged; 3 airmen are WIA and 21 MIA. Escort is provided by 46 P-47s without loss.[5] |
| May 8, 1944 | Mission 345: 384th Bombardment Group.[6] |
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